Auto washing mat



Get. 23, 1951 T. R. TETERS 2,572,538

I AUTO WASHING MAT Filed Oct. 14, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 g; ZRJ'eZersINVENTOR I BY 7 I r I I 9 ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 23, 1951 T. R. TETERS AUTO WASHING MAT 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Oct.14, 1949 R-TeZers INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 23, 1951 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE AUTOiW-ASHING' MAT Ti'nieB. Teters, Fayette, M0.-

Application 'ctober l4, 1949'," Serial- No. 121,428

2,C.lai-ms.. (Cl. 29983) This invention relates to: an automobile washingkmat of novel design;particularly and: effir cientlyadapted fortheswashing; with-'easezandi facility, of all exterior pantsaofautomobiles".

buses, trailers;.streetcars,; and-the like:

Anaimportant object of.:thepresent invention;

is 5170 providea device-of; thegtype stated which. will permitthewashing-pfi a. vehicleiwith a:-minimum of time andeffort...

Another importantobject is; tor-providewa-i. de.- viceT as; describedwherein. clear; water,- soap-.-

treated: water; .or "other; cleansing. liquids: camber.- appliedseparately or: imunisomdependin pupon:

vice asdescribed which will. be.-adjustablelasutot its handle, with saidhandle heingadaptedeadditionally to be detachedentirely whereby; thewashingmat can be readily. and;- conveniently used for washing tires,inaccessible or distant parts of the vehicle, etc.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings Fig. l is a perspective view of an autowashing mat constructed in accordance with the invention.

Flg. 2 is a bottom plan view of the mat portion thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section through said mat portion.

Fig. 4 is a top perspective view of a Water bag embodied in the device.

Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of said water bag.

Fig. 6 is a reduced top plan view of the washing pad of the device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, I provide an elongated tubularhandle 5, and telescoping in one end thereof is the extensible grip 6adapted to be secured in selected positions of adjustment relative tothe tubular handle by means of the thumb screw 1. The inner end of theelongated tubular handle 5 is split, and the split portions areoutturnedto provide ears 8 secured; by: rivetsn9l to one. end: 'ofayoke' I I the arms-.ofkt which have inturnedv freeends H removably and;pivotally positioned:within:.-the ends ofxaztube- I 2;; formed at itsvends with feet s I3riveted at 1 litterv diametrically oppositeportionsof adisc. I5 of; metal, plastic, or: other-suitable material.

Securedv by rivets I6'xto the metal disc I5:;is the; circular plate I Ihaving the depending: marginal-c flange I8;

Referring now-to-Eigsa 4 and-*5, I provide-aw water bag that ispositioned-Arr the recessedmzune. dersideof. the plate= I 1;- thewaterbags including:- an .upper canvas facing- I 9; themarginal; edge 20i.ofvwhich': is :securediby stitching or. similar meansito:themarginal-edgeof=ia:lower canvas 'faicing'li; and: fillingthespaces :between the. facings 1 .I"9. 'and; 22I is sponge material-22iFor-the purpose of 'feeding clear. and; $03,1 2.. treated water tc theinterior of therwat'erbagp; If? provide the spaced hosefittings:-23i-mounted in the; central-partaofithe upper canvas: facing I9 and communicating with'w the interior: of 'th'e.

water-bag; The; hose fittingss23 extench'upwarde-. ly-c: throughopenings 1 Mitformet in: the; plate: I]: and are adapted to haveremovably connected thereto hoses 25. One hose 25 can lead from ahydrant or tank of clear water, and said clear water can be fed to theinterior of the water bag either by gravity or by hydrant pressure asdesired. The other hose 25 can extend from a tank containingsoap-treated water or the like, with said tank being disposed at anelevated position so as to feed the soap-treated water by gravity to theinterior of the water bag. When the clear and soap-treated water arriveswithin the water bag, they are blended therewithin before beingdischarged through the bottom of the water bag through a plurality ofspaced grommets 26 defining discharge openings in the bottom of saidbag.

The blended water is fed thereafter to a cleansing pad comprising thewool bottom portion 21 that constitutes the contact surface with thevehicle to be washed. The wool portion 21 is securely fastened eitheradhesively or naturally to the leather backing 28, to the marginalportion of which is secured the annular canvas collar 29, the outerperiphery of which is upwardly extended as at 30, and secured eitheradhesively or by other suitable means to the marginal portion of anelastic annular member 3 I, adapted to overlie the marginal part of theplate I! and grip said plate for the purpose of holding the cleansingpad securely to the plate in position under the water bag.

I believe the assembly and operation of an automobile washing pad formedin accordance with the invention can be readily noted at this time. Theentire handle portion, as will be readily observed, can be removedentirely so that the wash ing mat can be applied directly to suchautomobile parts as the wheels, tires, etc. When using the device withthe handle portion removed, the

tube [2 itself comprises the handle that is readily gripped by the user.

If the handle member is to be used for reaching parts of the vehiclethat are not as accessible 7 as those described immediately above, it isnecessary only that the arms In of the handle yoke be resiliently spreadapart so as to permit the inturned ends I l thereof to enter theopposite ends of the tube l2. By this means the entire handle portion ofthe device is pivotally attached to the washing head thereof.

Considering the operation of the head or mat portion itself, hoses 25are attached to the hose fittings or nipples 23, and clear and treatedwater can be supplied to the water bag either separately or together.Within the water bag, the different liquids applied thereto are blendedand this blending action is aided by the fact that in the meantime theuser will be pressing downwardly upon the surface to be washed, thusalternately squeezing and expanding the sponge 22 contained within thewater bag. In any event the blended water is then fed in the directionof the arrows shown in Fig. 3, through the grommets 26, afterwhich theblended water is forced through openings 32 formed in the surface of theleather backing 28 of the pad 21. The blended water is thus dispersedevenly and uniformly through the wool cleansin member 21 and thus isapplied to the surface of the vehicle while theuser is at the same timeapplying normal, light rubbing action of the washing pad across thevehicle surface.

' What is'claimed is:

1. In a washing device a top plate including a peripheral dependingflange defining a recess in the underside of the plate; a water bagproportioned to fill said recess completely, the water bag includinginlet fittings projecting through and engaged by said plate to retainthe water bag within the recess, a bottom face having a plurality ofoutlet openings, said bottom face being formed from flexible material,said bottom face being flexible toward the plate in the central area ofthe water bag and consituting means for compressing the water bag atsaid central area, said flange preventing compression of the water bagin the marginal area thereof, and sponge material completely fillingsaid water bag.

2. In a washing device a flat plate including a narrow dependinperipheral flange, said flange defininga shallow recess under the plate;and a water bag completely filling said recess and proportioned to athickness approximately equal to the Width of said flange, said waterbag including a flexible top face lining the walls of said recess, inletfittings secured to said top face and engaged in said openings of theplate to retain the water ba within the recess, a flexible bottom facehaving a plurality of outlet openings secured at its periphery to theperiphery of the top face, said bottom face being flexible in thedirection of the top face in the central area of the water bag forcompression of the water bag in said central area, said flange of theplate rigidifying the periphery of the water bag to prevent compressionof the water bag in the peripheral area thereof, and sponge materialcompletely fillin the space between the top and bottom faces of saidwater bag.

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